Wry Reveries Demo

Few poets got to be as famous as Edgar Allan Poe, especially when you consider how bleak his poetry is and how grim was his vision on life in general. Good writing is good writing, on the other hand, so it doesn’t matter how jolly the messages transmitted by the writers are. Thus, it’s all about what contribution they bring to their genre and how much of a lasting impact they have.

Wry Reveries is a point & click indie production that aims to show you how life must look through the eyes of Edgar Allan Poe, complete with the politics of that century and a few other problems that pester him. However, the whole thing is coated in a fine layer of humor as well, so you probably won’t feel too depressed while playing the game, even if it has a few dark moments.

The story has you helping Poe overcome the writer’s block, while also trying to escape a few nasty things from his past that continue to haunt him. Naturally, he needs a muse to help with the writing, so there are plenty of characters to meet along the way. Some of them can be helpful, while others do more harm than good to Poe’s imagination and inspiration.

Dialog is an important part of the gameplay too, because you can extract information from certain characters by asking the right things. There are also classic puzzles to tackle, each one of which requires a bit of tinkering in order to find a solution. There is an inventory to store your items along the way, given the fact that some of them only become useful later on in the game.

In terms of graphics, the environments are designed to be as bleak as Poe’s poetry, while also portraying a semi-accurate vision of the 1800s. Naturally, some features are exaggerated for the sake of the atmosphere, and the colors are pretty nice as well. Not much can be said about the soundtrack in the demo at hand, but it’s definitely in tune with the overall style, which is good news.

Wry Reveries offers something to every point & click fan out there, and some extra fun to Edgar Allan Poe fans. Hence, if you would like to see the project completed in the near future, you can support the developers by participating in their Kickstarter campaign.